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In common everyday usage, the term “dog” when used by Black people almost never refers to a literal dog, and when Warren Demesme used this parlance in a police interview, they claim actually thought Demesme was asking for a literal lawyer dog. As absurd as that should be in a court system that let Darren […]

The Supreme Court has decided to allow parts of President Donald Trump’s travel ban take effect. The court will also hear arguments on the validity of the ban, according to CNN.

Bill Cosby’s highly anticipated trial for a 2005 sexual assault has finally started. Cosby has received more than five dozen accusations of sexual assault and rape over five decades. It is not surprise the longtime comedian and cultural icon is far from lacking major support. Yet, Keshia Knight Pulliam who played Cosby’s fictional daughter, Rudy, on The […]

Residents in Queens, New York rallied together to try and prevent ICE agents from taking a man into custody on his way to trial. NBC News reports that Hardat Sampat, 35, is an undocumented citizen and a Guyanese national. While he was headed to Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday morning, agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement department […]

The United States Supreme Court has denied the state of Arkansas the right to execute two prisoners out of 8 slated to be put to death this month. This decision was made before the state’s lethal injection drugs expire. These would be the state’s first executions in 12 years, since Eric Nance in 2005.

There’s still decency in U.S. politics after all. For the time being, President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries is blocked after a ruling from a federal appeals court, according to CNN.

Ten years after an appeals court overturned his sexual assault conviction, Jarrett Adams returned to the court as an attorney. He’s now part of a team looking to overturn the conviction of a man who was sentenced to 89 years after the wife of a retired Chicago Police Department sergeant was found dead, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.

Bresha Meadows’ future just got a lot clearer following a judge’s decision to not charge her as an adult after fatally shooting her abusive father. If her case would’ve been taken out of juvenile court, she would’ve faced the risk of being sentenced to life in prison. Now, the biggest risk she faces is staying […]

Black features and cultural practices have long been seen as “unprofessional,” especially our hair. Recently, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard a case do decide whether or not these often racialized preferences can be used by employers in hiring. According to NBCNews, the court found that it was not illegal for employers to refuse to hire […]

For many people, having to appear in court before a judge for a criminal charge is already a humiliating experience. But imagine having to do so after spending days being denied necessary hygiene products and even pants. That is exactly what happened to a woman who appeared in Louisville court this past week after spending […]

Judges basically have ultimate control in their courtrooms. They have the power to determine a dress code and rule on violations of it. But when those rulings find an attorney in contempt and sentenced to jail time, things start to get a bit complicated. Andrea Burton walked into a courtroom prepared to represent a client. But […]

In a 5-3 ruling on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the Supreme Court struck down Texas HB2, a bill that heavily regulated abortion providers and resulted in the closure of half of the state’s clinics. The Court determined that requiring clinics to qualify as surgery centers and ensuring abortion doctors have hospital admitting privileges at local hospitals places […]